Wile E. Coyote may bill himself as a Super Genius, but based on his last visit to the ACME ED, I think that’s overstating things a bit. What landed Wile E. back in the ED, you ask? Another...
Inpatient coders will face a big learning curve when it comes to ICD-10-PCS. It’s a completely different system with a lot more detail than ICD-9-CM Volume 3. The biggest potential problem could be...
The absolute best ICD-10 education is completely free, assuming you have an Internet connection. It will tell you everything you need to know about coding in ICD-10. What is this magical, mystical...
The ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting now include guidelines for coding methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), so let’s look at how to code MRSA. The physician...
I’m not really crazy about the title of this blog post, but that’s how the adage goes. Once you get used to something, like ICD-9-CM for example, change is met with resistance. I don’t want to think...
The codes for complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium appear in Chapter 11 in ICD-9-CM. They move to Chapter 15 in ICD-10-CM. But you will find some more significant changes than...
I’m almost afraid to read my email these days. It seems like every day brings a new group trying to delay ICD-10 or another piece of legislation that ICD-10 opponents might slip delay language into...
Ah, Fat Tuesday (AKA Mardi Gras), the last big blowout before Lent begins. For those not of a religious bent, it’s still a good reason for an all-day party. Here at the Fix ‘Em Up Clinic, we have...
Ah, summer—sand, surf, and…ICD-10 education? That’s right. Summer, especially this summer, is no time to stop your ICD-10 education. We have 125 days left until ICD-10 implementation, so we need to...
“Practice makes perfect” is a well-known adage. How many people can do any new task requiring specific skills successfully without practicing? We can’t consider the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS...
